外國遊客問：Why do Hong Kong people use both Cantonese and English in the same sentence?

This phenomenon is called 'code-switching' or '港式混合語'. Hong Kong was a British colony for 156 years, and English remains an official language. Locals often mix English words into Cantonese for efficiency or status. For example, '我聽日有個meeting，要prepare份report' (I have a meeting tomorrow, need to prepare a report). According to a 2022 study by HKU, about 40% of Cantonese conversations in workplaces include English terms. This is perfectly normal—you don't need to be fluent in both to understand the gist.